ZooChat Challenge (Global) 2018

I thought you were everywhere!

 

Whipsnade 23 January

28 Brown Bear- Ursos arctos
29 Wolverine - Gulo gulo
30 Sloth Bear - Melursus ursinus
31 California Sealion - Zalophus californianus

 

Hello everyone! Sorry for the lack of answers on the questions presented, I just returned home from a nearly month-long trip (Jan. 2-24).

As mentioned by Jay marsupials don't count, Dingos/New Guinea Singing Dog can be counted once as Canis dingo, and yes Disney's Animal Kingdom counts as it is a public zoological collection as well as a theme park (the lodge would also count, though not sure if they have anything other than ungulates and ostrich there.

~Thylo

 

Hamerton 27th January

32 Serval - Leptailurus serval
33 Black-backed Jackal - Canis mesomalas
34 Greater Grison - Galictis vittata
35 Corsac Fox - Vulpes corsac
36 Canadian Lynx - Lynx canadensis
37 Rusty Spotted Cat - Prionailurus rubiginosus
38 Oncilla - Leopardus tigrinus
39 Tayra - Eira barbara
40 Jaguarundi - Herpailurus yagouaroundi

 

Welsh Mountain Zoo- 28/01/2018
14) Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
15) European Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
16) Margay (Leopardus weidi)
17) European Pine Marten (Martes martes)
18) Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia)
19) Californian Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

 

Paradise Wildlife Park 28 January

41 Jaguar - Panthera onca
42 Northern Raccoon - Procyon lotor
43 Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes

 

First zoo of the year was Warsaw Zoo today:

1) Polar Bear Ursus maritimus
2) Pallas' Cat Otocolobus manul
3) Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra
4) Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus
5) Maned Wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus
6) Red Panda Ailurus fulgens
7) Jaguar Panthera onca
8) Geoffroy's Cat Leopardus geoffroyi
9) Serval Leptailurus serval
10) Meerkat Suricata suricatta
11) Snow Leopard Panthera uncia
12) (Sumatran) Tiger Panthera tigris
13) Lion Panthera leo
14) Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
No sign of the Brown Bears today.

Rather embarrassingly, this might be the only zoo I visit until May...

 

A strong start that might well be followed by comparatively little:

Beijing Zoo, Tuesday, January 30th

1) Grey wolf, Canis lupus
2) Black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas
3) Dhole, Cuon alpinus
4) Maned wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus
5) Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus
6) Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
7) Corsac fox, Vulpes corsac
8) Fennec fox, Vulpes zerda

9) Giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca
10) Asiatic black bear, Ursus thibetanus
11) Brown bear, Ursus arctos
12) Polar bear, Ursus maritimus

13) Red panda, Ailurus fulgens
14) Yellow-throated marten, Martes flavigula
15) Asian small-clawed otter, Aonyx cinerea
16) Common Raccoon, Procyon lotor
17) Ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua

18) Masked palm civet, Paguma larvata
19) Spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta
20) Striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena
21) Banded mongoose, Mungos mungo

 

Surprised to see that the Beijing Zoo only has one Carnivore I've not seen! Also, no cats?

~Thylo

 

Which one?
@Deer Forest will correct me if I'm wrong, but lion and tiger were off-site due to renovations, Cheetah, Jaguar, Leopard, Caracal and Leopard cat were off-show due to cold weather and lynx were unseen.
An impressive collection, but as you say in breadth not depth.

 

Just the Masked Palm Civet. I'm sure some of those are subspecies I've not seen but all the others I've seen at species level.

~Thylo

 

I am sure I am winning this year, at least the start cannot be topped:

Aquatis Lausanne
1. Common dwarf mongoose

 

Apparently the Felid House has been locked for a long time, but on our visit almost every House was closed, apparently due to heating problems but there were doubts. This meant we didn't see almost half the collection, although because it was my second visit this didn't sting too much, and having Deer Forest meant there were things I didn't miss that I had previously.

The snub- nosed monkey complex is the jewel in the crown, (although curiously currently missing Goldens), if the whole zoo was like that in terms of exhibit quality and interest level of species it would be fantastic. But it's not. Most of the exhibits are small and barren, although on a freezing morning anything that was outside was pretty lively. So, so much of it needs replacing or updating. I'd like to see the Beijing government build a new zoo on fresh land, but do it themselves and not have it be one of these commercial parks that so often seem terrible in China. The old Beijing Zoo could then focus on Chinese native species.

 

Chester Zoo

38. Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
39. Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
40. Bush dog (Speothos venaticus)

 

The door of Felid House would never open. Actually there is only one enclosure for public inside it, so nothing to expect.

And if we overlook the second floor from the hill near by, sometimes we can see Lynx or leopard.

No Pallas cat now. Leopard and leopard cat are in bad condition now.

To be brief, the Felid House is a failure, for both the animals and the visitors.

 

London 11th February

A once great collection added

44 Narrow striped Mongoose - Mungotictis decemlineata

 

After having some questions answered (thanks @ThylacineAlive), I was finally able to make a list.

Ouwehand Zoo
1. Tiger [Panthera tigris]
2. Meerkat [Suricata suricatta]
3. Red panda [Ailurus fulgens]
4. Giant panda [Ailuropoda melanoleuca]
5. Brown bear [Ursus arctos]
6. Yellow-throated marten [Martes flavigula]
7. Polar bear [Ursus maritimus]
8. Harbour seal [Phoca vitulina]

Burgers' Zoo
9. Cheetah [Acinonyx jubatus]
10. Lion [Panthera leo]
11. Striped skunk [Mephitis mephitis]
12. Ringtail [Bassariscus astutus]
13. Bobcat [Lynx rufus]
14. Leopard [Panthera pardus]
15. Sun bear [Helarctos malayanus]
16. Ringed seal [Pusa hispida]
17. Asian small-clawed otter [Aonyx cinerea]
18. Golden jackal [Canis aureus]

BestZoo
19. Banded mongoose [Mungos mungo]
20. Eurasian lynx [Lynx lynx]
21. Serval [Leptailurus serval]
22. Jaguar [Panthera onca]
23. Eastern spotted skunk [Spilogale putorius]

Zie-Zoo
24. Raccoon dog [Nyctereutes procynoides]
25. Bat-eared fox [Otocyon megalotis]
26. American black bear [Ursus americanus]
27. Northern raccoon [Procyon lotor]
28. Corsac fox [Vulpes corsac]
29. Polar fox [Vulpes lagopus]
30. Tayra [Eira barbara]
31. Striped hyena [Hyaena hyaena]
32. Spotted hyena [Crocuca crocuta]
33. Dhole [Cuon alpinus]
34. Common kusimanse [Crossarchos obscurus]
35. White-nosed coati [Nasua narica]
36. Ring-tailed coati [Nasua nasua]
37. Maned wolf [Chrysocyon brachyurus]
38. Ring-tailed mongoose [Galidia elegans]
39. Yellow mongoose [Cynictis penicillata]
40. Clouded leopard [Neofelis nebulosa]

And that's probably most of my list for the year. All except a handfull of the remaining "get-able" species are spread rather thin in the Netherlands, so the number of species to add is directly linked to the number of zoos I visit.

 

The Highland Wildlife Park - 11/02/2018

1. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
2. Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
3. Red Panda (Ailurus Fulgens)
4. Lynx (Northern) (Lynx lynx (lynx))
5. Wolf (European) (Canis lupus (lupus))
6. Wildcat (Scottish) (Felis silvestris (grampia))
7. Snow Leopard (Panthera unica)
8. Tiger (Amur) (Panther tigris (altaica))
9. Arctic Fox (Vulpus lagopus)

(No hope of winning, but this seems like fun!)

 

First zoos of the year!

Antwerp Zoo, 10/02/2018:
1) Yellow mongoose, Cynictis penicillata
2) Lion, Panthera leo
3) Ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua
4) Leopard, Panthera pardus
5) Jaguar, Panthera onca
6) Spectacled bear, Tremarctos ornatus
7) California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
8) Meerkat, Suricata suricatta
9) Harbour seal, Phoca vitulina
10) Red panda, Ailurus fulgens
11) Northern raccoon, Procyon lotor
12) Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis

Burgers' Zoo, 11/02/2018:
13) Ringed seal, Pusa hispida
14) Golden jackal, Canis aureus
15) Binturong, Arctictis binturong
16) Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus
17) Tiger, Panthera tigris
18) Sun bear, Helarctos malayanus
19) Asian small-clawed otter, Aonyx cinerea
20) Ringtail, Bassariscus astutus
21) Bobcat, Lynx rufus